September 16, 1989 · 7:05 PM EDT
C2-2H-AB3BTop hitterDMDon Mattingly
1B2-3H-AB2B · 1 RBI · 1 RP5.0IP1 ER · 4 K · W
Randy JohnsonP5.2IP2 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcherP1.0IP0 ER · 0 K · SBiggest lead SEA by 1 · NYY by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1OA Athletics | 99 | 63 | .611 | — |
2KC Royals | 92 | 70 | .568 | 7.0 |
3LA Angels | 91 | 71 | .562 | 8.0 |
4TO Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | 10.0 |
5BA Orioles | 87 | 75 | .537 | 12.0 |
6BO Red Sox | 83 | 79 | .512 | 16.0 |
7TE Rangers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 16.0 |
8MI Brewers | 81 | 81 | .500 | 18.0 |
9MI Twins | 80 | 82 | .494 | 19.0 |
| 10NYYankees | 74 | 87 | .460 | 24.5 |
11CL Guardians | 73 | 89 | .451 | 26.0 |
| 12SEMariners | 73 | 89 | .451 | 26.0 |
13CW White Sox | 69 | 92 | .429 | 29.5 |
14DE Tigers | 59 | 103 | .364 | 40.0 |
| HRHarold Reynolds2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GBGreg BrileyLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ADAlvin Davis1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| JLJeffrey LeonardDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
KG Ken Griffey Jr.CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JB Jay BuhnerCF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DCDarnell ColesRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DVDave ValleC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
OV Omar VizquelSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HCHenry CottoLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JPJim Presley3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
3B: Valle
RBI: Griffey Jr.
LOB: 18
| BSBill Swift | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RJRandy JohnsonL | 5.2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 106 |
| Totals | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 108 |
| SSSteve Sax2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RK Roberto KellyCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBSteve BalboniDH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JBJesse BarfieldRF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RVRandy VelardeSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MHMel HallLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMike Blowers3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BDBrian DorsettC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 26 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2B: Sax, Mattingly
RBI: Mattingly, Velarde, Blowers 2
LOB: 12
The Yankees beat the Mariners 4-1 at Yankee Stadium I.
Eric Plunk got the win, Randy Johnson took the loss and Lee Guetterman earned the save. Don Mattingly went 2-for-3 for the Yankees, while Dave Valle went 2-for-2 for the Mariners.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
